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Section 7 Legal Vocabulary
Week 08
20
Law
Not Applicable
11/12/2009

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Term
feigned
Definition
Fictitious; pretended; supposititious; simulated.
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hootch
Definition
Slang for intoxicating liquor illicitly distilled for beverage purposes.
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imprimatur
Definition
Let it be printed.
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infancy
Definition
Minority; the state of a person who is under the age of legal majority.
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laterare
Definition
To lie sideways, in opposition to lying endward (used in land descriptions).
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manifest
Definition
Evident to the senses; in evidence, that which is clear and requires no proof.
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obiter
Definition
By the way; in passing; incidentally; collateral.
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piracy
Definition
Acts of robbery and depredation committed upon the high seas.
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privy
Definition
Private; to have secret or private knowledge of.
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pro
Definition
For; in respect of; in account of; in behalf of.
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relevancy
Definition
Applicability to the issue joined.
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reply
Definition
The plaintiff's answer to the defendant's set-off or counterclaim.
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solemn
Definition
Formal; in regular form; with all the forms of a proceeding.
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strand
Definition
A shore or bank of the sea or a river.
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sub
Definition
Under; upon.
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testacy
Definition
The state or condition of leaving a will at one's death.
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toll
Definition
Sum of money for use of something, such as a bridge or the like, of a public nature.
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truancy
Definition
Willful and unjustified failure to attend school by one who is required to attend.
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ulterior
Definition
Beyond what is manifest, seen or avowed; intentionally kept concealed.
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waste
Definition
An abuse or destructive use of property by one in rightful possession.
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